Mums behaved like 'kids in a playground' in nightclub attack
TWO mothers who punched a woman in a nightclub breaking her nose behaved "like a couple of school kids in the playground", said a judge.Samantha Green and Danielle Piggott attacked Karen Yassin on the...
View ArticleJail for head teacher who secretly filmed kids getting changed
A HEAD teacher at a Derbyshire junior school secretly filmed children getting changed for swimming lessons.Matthew Pendleton, head teacher at Kirkstead Junior School, in Pinxton, was jailed for 10...
View ArticleBlue plaque honour for Iron Man of Racing Reg Parnell at his...
A PLAQUE which honours city motor racing legend Reg Parnell has been put up at the pub which was once his family home – much to the delight of his family and friends.They gathered outside the Brewery...
View ArticleHospital staff bring out the ice lollies as hot spell to continue
HOSPITAL staff have been breaking out the ice lollies in a bid to keep patients cool – as the county gets set to see its hottest day of the year so far next week.Temperatures are being predicted to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fuel thief strikes again
A BRAZEN crook dubbed the "fuel rat" is using high-tech equipment to steal £800 of diesel at a time from businesses.The sneak thief crawls under parked trucks, forces off fuel caps and uses an electric...
View ArticleBenefits cheat who lived life of luxury must repay £32,000
A CONVICTED benefit cheat who swindled the State out of £104,000 while breeding horses and living in a 20-room mansion has been ordered to pay back £32,000.Helen Gough, 47, claimed the cash over a...
View ArticlePlans for mags court set for go ahead
PLANS for a £3 million revamp of Derby's former magistrates' court have been recommended for the go-ahead by the city council. The refurb, proposed by Wilson Bowden, would involve turning the Full...
View Article32-year-old found dead in South Normanton street
A 32-YEAR-OLD was found dead in a street in South Normanton. The man was discovered at 11.35 on Friday night on Mansfield Road by a couple of people who were walking along the road. He was taken by...
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View ArticlePregnant mum spared jail for benefit fraud is 'ashamed'
A MOTHER sobbed in court as she told magistrates she was sorry for dishonestly claiming £21,000 in benefits.Anna Bailey claimed the money in housing and council tax benefits while she was living in a...
View ArticleRemploy tells blind job-seeker his T-shirt appeal for work is...
A BLIND jobseeker was ordered to turn inside-out a homemade T-shirt emblazoned with a plea for work at a job session.Andrew Slater wore the T-shirt, which said "I need a job, yes me", to a meeting at...
View ArticleHospital apologises for death in fall of sedated dementia...
A HOSPITAL has apologised for the death of a dementia patient who fell and hit his head after being given too many sedatives.Peter Ryley, 76, died in January 2011 at the Queen's Medical Centre.He had...
View ArticleRMT accuses East Midlands Trains of stalling as industrial action...
A UNION has accused Derby train operator East Midlands Trains of using delaying tactics to avoid addressing a number of issues it has raised with the company.From today, staff at East Midlands Trains...
View ArticleCaribbean Carnival and other events kick off in Derbyshire
EXPLOSIONS of colour and pounding drums have filled Derby as this year's Caribbean Carnival began. The events began with a parade through St Peter's Street, which took place just before 3pm. Floats...
View ArticleMan versus machine – it was just about no contest for...
The Derby Telegraph is inviting readers to submit short stories for publication. Here is Hugo by Michael Rigley .HUGO was a large press.He was made up of six pairs of large rollers, each one weighing...
View Article'I want this fund-raising group to take my grandchildren's...
THE father of Mairead Philpott has said he feels like he has been "kicked in the teeth" by a fund-raising group for which he helped raise money.Jim Duffy has demanded that Catch Me When I Fall removes...
View Article'Suspicious' death of man, 32, found lying in street
THE death of a 32-year-old man found in a South Normanton street is being treated as suspicious by police. The man was discovered at 11.35pm on Friday on Mansfield Road by two people who were walking...
View ArticleHospital staff bring out the ice lollies
HOSPITAL staff have been breaking out the ice lollies in a bid to keep patients cool – as the county gets set to see its hottest day of the year so far next week.Temperatures are being predicted to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Derby County legends star in charity cricket match
Derby County chief executive Sam Rush and former Rams stars Roger Davies, Jason Kavanagh, Dick Pratley, John O'Hare, Graham Harbey and Mark Stallard switched sporting codes on what felt like the last...
View ArticleBrave four-year-old Tyler Stackhouse learns to administer his own...
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy recovering from leukaemia has bravely started to take on some of his own treatment.Tyler Stackhouse, of Nottingham Road, Chaddesden, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic...
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